Kevin Hill (snowboarder)

Kevin Hill (born June 27, 1986) is a Canadian snowboarder. He competes primarily in snowboard cross and represented Canada in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang.

Kevin Hill
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1986-06-27) June 27, 1986[1]
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)[2]
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 KreischbergSnowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sierra NevadaTeam snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place2015 AspenSnowboard cross
Silver medal – second place2011 AspenSnowboard cross

In January 2022, Hill was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[3][4][5]

Notable international results
Kevin Hill, Nick Baumgartner, Pierre Vaultier, Fabio Caduff. Telluride, December 19, 2009
Olympics
GamesEventFinish
2014 SochiMen's snowboard cross8
2018 PyeongChangMen's snowboard cross14
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships
2011 FISMen's snowboard cross14
2013 FISMen's snowboard cross33
2015 FISMen's snowboard cross Silver
2017 FISMen's snowboard cross21
2017 FISMen's snowboard team cross Bronze
Winter X-Games
2010 Winter X GamesMen's snowboard cross21
2011 Winter X GamesMen's snowboard cross Silver
2012 Winter X GamesMen's snowboard cross24
2014 Winter X GamesMen's snowboard cross4
2015 Winter X GamesMen's snowboard cross Gold
Source:[6]

See also
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References
  1. "Kevin Hill's official X Games athlete biography". X Games.
  2. "Profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  3. Nichols, Paula (January 19, 2022). "19 snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for Beijing 2022". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. Dichter, Myles (January 19, 2022). "'Strongest team in all of snowboarding': Canadian squad named for Beijing Olympics". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  5. "Toutant, McMorris, Parrot, Blouin return as Canada's Olympic snowboard team announced". Canadian Press. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. "Kevin Hill". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team. January 21, 2014.


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